Sauteed Tilapia Fillets With Lime Recipes

PAN-SEARED TILAPIA WITH CHILE LIME BUTTER

Steps:

• Make chile lime butter:
• Stir together butter, shallot, zest, lime juice, chile, and salt in a bowl.
• Prepare fish:
• If using striped bass, score skin in 3 or 4 places with a thin sharp knife to prevent fish from curling (do not cut through flesh). Pat fish dry and sprinkle with salt. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over moderately high heat until just smoking, then sauté 3 pieces of fish, turning over once with a spatula, until golden and just cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes, and transfer to a plate. Sauté remaining fish in remaining tablespoon oil in same manner.
• Serve each piece of fish with a dollop of chile lime butter.

SAUTEED TILAPIA FILLETS WITH LIME

Steps:

• Rinse the fish and pat dry.
• Put the flour on a plate and season it with salt and pepper.
• Dredge the fillets in the flour, patting to remove excess.
• In a small bowl, combine the garlic, wine, lime juice and butter, then set aside.
• Heat the oil in a 10 to 12-inch frying pan over medium-high heat.
• Add the fillets without overlapping (you may need to cook in 2 batches).
• Cook until golden on the bottom, about 3 minutes.
• Turn the fillets over and cook until opaque through the thickest part, 1 to 2 minutes more.
• Transfer the fish to a platter and keep warm (cover with foil or place in a 200 degree oven).
• Add the wine mixture to pan and boil, scraping up cooked bits, until reduced by half, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Stir in the onions and heat on low about 30 seconds.
• Pour the sauce over the fish and serve.

LIGHT SAUTEED TILAPIA WITH LEMON BROTH

Steps:

• Melt 1 tsp butter & oil in large skillet over low heat.
• Sprinkle fish with salt, pepper & paprika. Coat fish in flour on a shallow dish, shake off excess flour.
• Increase heat to medium-high, when butter turns light brown add fillets and saute 3 mins both sides.
• Remove fillets from pan and pour broth and lemon juice into the hot pan. Bring to a boil and whisk in 2 tsp butter.
• Serve sauce over fillets.

TILAPIA WITH GARLIC LIME BUTTER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
• Add tilapia fillets (thawed if frozen) to the pan.
• Sprinkle the fish with garlic powder (use more or less depending on your tastes).
• Pour lime juice over fish (use more or less depending on your tastes).
• Saute the tilapia until the fillets are opaque and easily flake with a fork (I usually turn once during cooking).
• Serve while hot. I like to serve this with a side of rice pilaf and california blend veggies.

PAN-SEARED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Rinse tilapia fillets in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Season both sides of each fillet with salt and pepper. Place the flour in a shallow dish; gently press each fillet into the flour to coat and shake off the excess flour.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat; cook the tilapia in the hot oil until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 4 minutes per side. Brush the melted butter onto the tilapia in the last minute before removing from the skillet. Serve immediately.

TASTY SAUTED TILAPIA

Steps:

• Cover bottom of skillet with oil. I like using extra virgin olive oil aka/EVOO with this dish but any oil should work. I just feel it's a little healthier. Sometimes I add a pat of butter to the oil as well. This gives it a nice flavor. Heat it up before putting in the fish.
• Wash fillets and pat dry with a paper towel. This will help the seasonings to stick to the fillets better.
• Place fillets into the hot oil. Sprinkle on the seasonings and cook approximately 5 to 6 minutes. (This depends on the size and thickness of the fillets). Flip each fillet and sprinkle the other side with the seasonings and cook approximately 5 additional minutes. Flip once more and cook approximately one minute or less and plate them up.
• I like spooning the extra seasoned EVOO sauce over my fillets. This is so yummy to dip your bread in. You can certainly use your favorite seasonings instead of the ones I use.